A Detailed Image of Your Heart

Clear images are just one of the advances we use to take better care of your heart

Digital Cath Lab

What's a cardiac catheterization lab? It's where our heart care specialists perform many important tests and treatments for your heart. For example, they can determine whether an artery is blocked, and then open the artery using advanced treatments like a balloon angioplasty and a stent.

Our lab is one of the first in the country to feature all-digital equipment. This means our heart specialists see images of your heart that are 10 times clearer than those using older systems. This digital technology provides the most accurate diagnoses possible and allows doctors to perform artery-opening procedures with greater precision.

DVDs of Heart Tests

If doctors are concerned about the strength and health of your heart, they might ask you to have an echocardiogram. It's a test using ultrasound waves to create a moving picture of your heart.

In the past, we transferred these images to videotape. Now, all our echocardiograms are stored on DVDs, offering heart specialists and family doctors greater image clarity and more convenient access to these important tests.

We perform about 7,600 echocardiograms each year and store all digital images on a secure web server. This means doctors in different locations can simultaneously access the videos and discuss the best care for you.

This page last updated 12/15/08 06:28 PM